Top Girls Print
by Caryl Churchill, directed by Cris Cassell
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May 21—June 20, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm (May 30, June 6, 13, 20), Thursdays at 7:30pm (May 27, June 3, 10, 17)
"Pay What You Will Preview" on May 20
 

Performance Run complete.

Set at the Top Girls Employment Agency in 1980s London, this groundbreaking play tells the story of an ambitious career woman who has just been appointed head of the firm. But her story of success harbors secrets and bitter sacrifices. This theatrically inventive work from the author of Far Away and Cloud Nine is a wonderful portrait of what it means to be a woman in the modern world.

Cast (in order of appearance)
Marlene Loring Williams
Pope Joan/Louise Carolyn Power
Lady Nijo/Win Lina Makdisi
Isabella Bird/Joyce Michelle Darby
Patient Griselda/Angie Theresa Miller
Waitress/Kit/Shona Chelsea Stone
Waitress/Jeanine/Nell Melissa Claire
Dull Gret/Mrs. Kidd Susan Donnelly
Production Staff
Director Cris Cassell
Production Manager Lynn Gutstadt
Stage Manager Maddy Boom
Set Design David Apple
Costume Design Michael A. Berg
Lighting Design Les Lizama
Sound Design Billie Cox
Property Design Victoria Williams
Maddy Boom
Property Crew Nicole Price
Scenic Artist David Apple
Set Construction David Apple
David L. Smith
COM Interns
College of Marin
Interns
Eryn Brudon
Roger Rinehart
Kat Trickel
Light Operator Michaela Loose
Asst. Stage Manager Nicole Podell
Sound Operator Maddy Boom
Dialect Coaches

Anne Ripley
Lisa Anne Porter
Deb Sussel

Box Office Manager Theresa Miller
Volunteer Coordinator Anne Ripley
Publicity Coordinators Tinka Ross
Suzie Hughes
Publicist Kim Taylor
Graphic Design Mark Shepard
 
Reviews Print
Reviews

 

"A funny and creative work of the acclaimed playwright Caryl Churchill, a writer who places great emphasis on women's issues - written, directed and acted by a talented cast of ladies."

–Mario Echevarria, San Francisco Tribune
Member SFBATCC

"You have to admire the ambition of Ross Valley Players for...tackling difficult-to-perform plays. A series of brilliant individual vignettes that are played with professional touches ...by the highly professional cast playing multiple roles makes the evening worthwhile."

“It may be a long time before you observe eight actors with this level of talent on one stage.”

Four stars..."superb acting by a cast of eight women..."

"Ross Valley Players are presenting 'Top Girls,' an avant-garde piece featuring an all-female cast...Loring Williams of San Bruno (as the central character, Marlene) masterfully conveys a driven character."

"Actress (Loring) Williams provides a magnetic center as the ambition-driven Marlene, and all the others play more than one character. And it’s a delight to see how each actress settles so comfortably into different complex roles."

"Cris Cassell directs the eight excellent women in this complex, multi-character play like a sensitive traffic officer. She nimbly keeps time and place clear on David Apple's workable set (transparent, movable flats), and she uses Les Lizama's distinctive light design (screens take on various emotive colors) to keep audiences in the here-and-now or the back-then."

 
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